Andy Carter (politician)

Andy Carter
JP
Official portrait, 2019
Member of Parliament
for Warrington South
In office
12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byFaisal Rashid
Succeeded bySarah Hall
Personal details
Born (1974-01-25) 25 January 1974 (age 50)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Children1
Residence(s)Lymm, Cheshire, England
EducationWorksop College
Alma materUniversity of Leicester
University of Pennsylvania
OccupationPolitician

Andrew John Carter[1] JP (born 25 January 1974)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington South from 2019 to 2024.[3]

Early life and career

Andy Carter was born on 25 January 1974. He was privately educated at Worksop College. He went on to study Economics at the University of Leicester. In 2011 he attended Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.[4]

Carter was group managing director of Manchester-based GMG Radio before the group was taken over by Global Radio in 2014. After leaving radio he worked in a family business and ran a consultancy firm.

Parliamentary career

In March 2019 Carter was selected as the Conservative candidate for Warrington South in March 2019.[5] At the 2019 general election, Carter was elected to Parliament as MP for Warrington South with 45.5% of the vote and a majority of 2,010.[6]

He announced in May 2023 that he would not seek re-election as MP for Warrington South.[7] In June 2024 he announced that he had changed his mind, and was re-selected as the Conservative candidate for Warrington South at the 2024 general election. He lost his seat to Labour in the 2024 election to Labour's Sarah Hall.[8]

Personal life

Carter lives in Lymm with his wife, Aggie, and a son, Harry.[4] He is a volunteer magistrate.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. p. 374. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
  3. ^ "General election 2019: Conservatives gain two seats in Cheshire". BBC News. BBC. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "About Andy Carter MP". Andy Carter MP. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Former radio MD Andy Carter becomes Warrington South MP". Radio Today. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Andy Carter MP statement on Warrington South Parliamentary selection". Andy Carter MP. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. ^ "General Election Candidates". 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ^ "House of Commons, 23rd October 2020". They Work For You (UK). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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